Ruben Studdard News

Get all the scoop on AMERICAN IDOL, airing on ABC on Monday, March 28, 2022! Plus, watch a clip from a recent episode now!

American Idol's Ruben Studdard pays tribute to the legendary Luther Vandross in Ruben Sings Luther - Always & Forever at Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts on Valentine's Eve Sunday, February 13 at 7pm.

Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts (PTPA) announced more new shows for 2022. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online anytime at PatchogueTheatre.org or at the Box Office, (631) 207-1313, 71 East Main Street in Patchogue. Advanced ticket purchase is strongly recommended.

Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts announced six new shows for 2022. The first new show scheduled for 2022 is Marky Ramone 'My Life as a Ramone' on Saturday, Feb 5 at 8:00pm. Marky Ramone is best known for the 15 years he spent drumming for the legendary Ramones.

Thom Schilling, the general manager, production supervisor and stage manager for dozens of Broadway, Off-Broadway and global tours for over 40 years, died in his sleep on August 19 in New York City. The cause of death is not presently known. Born in 1956, Thom was 64 years old.

Broadway Sings for Pride cast members Billboard artist Kimberely Locke, and Broadway's Jennifer DiNoia and Christine Nolan will perform at Pride at the Farm in Queens, NY this Saturday, July, 31, 2021.

The song recently won the grand prize in the first annual Columbia Festival of the Arts “Songs of Strength” competition.

Get all the scoop on Coming Up on the Season Finale of AMERICAN IDOL, airing on ABC on Sunday, May 17, 2020!

MTC Music Academy presents a 5 week Vocal Masterclass featuring intensive technique coaching with Founder and Voice Teacher, Tegan Miller, as well as expert input from rest of the creative team, Music Director, Assaf Gleizner (Office the Musical) and Rep Coach, Andre Catrini (Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit). The classes will also include handpicked, personalized audition material for each student and a showcase for two Casting Directors, Holly Buzcek (HDB Casting/Wojcik/Seay Casting) and Alison Franck (Franck Casting), as well as the creative team. In this showcase, actors will present their new material and receive live, constructive feedback.

New shows on sale at bergenPAC: Classic Journey Live! on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019 at 8 p.m.; Explosion de la Salsa de Ayer on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019 at 8 p.m.; Ruben Studdard sings Luther Vandross: An Evening of Luther Vandross on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019 at 8 p.m.; New Jersey Ballet's Nutcracker on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 7-8, 2019 at 1 & 4:30 p.m.; New Jersey Ballet's Don Quixote on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 8 p.m.; New Jersey Ballet's Cinderella on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at 1 & 4 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, Aug. 9, 2019 at 11 a.m. at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling bergenPAC's Box Office at (201) 227-1030.

Grammy-nominated singer and American Idol winner Ruben Studdard pays tribute to the remarkable talent of Luther Vandross as part of a special concert event coming to Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre in Malibu on Saturday, September 14 at 8 p.m. at the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts.

 In addition to its popular Broadway Series, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora, presents internationally known comedians, music stars, dance events and family shows, and on most Mondays, screens a classic movie for just $1.

Celebrated songwriters Rosanne Cash and Burton Cummings, American Idol winner Ruben Studdard, returning favorites Tommy Emmanueland Lea Salonga, and Whose Line is it Anyway? stars Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood are just a few of the artists set to appear at the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts at Pepperdine University during its 2019-2020 season.

Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) presents a full lineup of events for its 25th Anniversary season, ranging from world renowned headliners such as Tony Bennett and Audra McDonald to touring Broadway productions including RENT to the best in dance, comedy, classical, world music and family shows.

SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre audiences will get a double dose of smooth June tunes on Monday, June 24 when Ruben Studdard of 'American Idol' fame performs 'Forever: An Evening of Luther Vandross.'

Superstar of stage and silver screen, American Idol favorite and vocal virtuoso Clay Aiken joins the cast as Teen Angel! Fresh off Broadway as Dimitri in Anastasia, Zach Adkins is making his Pittsburgh CLO debut as the leather jacket wearing heartthrob, Danny Zuko.

The Ogunquit Playhouse 2019 season kicks off with Jersey Boys! The multi-Tony Award-winning, international sensation that performed to sold-out houses during its run in 2018, is back by popular demand May 15 through June 15. The cast that BroadwayWorld exclaimed to be "the closest you'll ever get to having seen Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons," also returns to the Ogunquit stage - Jonathan Mousset (Frankie Valli), Matt Magnusson (Tommy DeVito), Andy Christopher (Bob Gaudio), and Matthew Amira (Nick Massi).

The International Festival of Arts & Ideas today announced complete details for Festival 2019, which opens on June 8 and continues for two weeks through June 22 in New Haven, Connecticut.

Victoria Theatre Association's Universal 1 Credit Union VIC150 Music Series presents RUBEN SINGS LUTHER, featuring American Idol winner, Ruben Studdard as he pays tribute to Grammy Award - winning, R&B singer and songwriter, Luther Vandross, April 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the historic Victoria Theatre. Tickets go on sale Friday, Feb. 8 at 10 a.m. at Ticket Center Stage, by phone at 937-228-3630, (toll-free) 888-228-3630 or online at ticketcenterstage.com.

Today, we're giving you a look back on the marquees of 2018, with this retrospective album from our archives.